The Portland daily press., 1887-03-07
MAGAZINE NOTICES

st. Nicholas for March Is a breezy number with
long list OF sort stories. 1t opens with charm
ing frontisplece illustration, by Birch to T. 8.
Brooks's seventh Historic Girl, Jaequeline OF Hol.
land. and not Of her six predecessors beats the
Dutch girl In interest or heroism. Then follow
the story Of a story writer. The Boyhood Of Thom-
as Bailey Aldrich, by William II. Ridelng, and
one Of Aldrieh's nnest poems, The Plscataqua Riv
er. X. X. Munkittrick writes clever sketch OF
real turtle In meek pathetic style. A Lesson
| In Patriotism is Noah Brooks's true version Of a
chapter in his story The Fairport Nine, and Of It's
stirring sequel twenty years later There is a de-
iightful fairy taie for girls by Mrs. Candace
| Wheeler, illustrated by Dora Wheeler; and a
| practical paper for boy, Commercial Traveller,
| IN the Ready for Business series by George j.
sid down hin In Madeira. where thew never nave
Ice or snow; Alice Wellington Rollins tells how
Tommy interviews Peacock Feather, ~ which
ment. some new light is thrown by William H.
Carne on that much studied subject. the boyhnod
Is a Characteristic story Of comparatively un-
known phase OF American lke. There Is a Jolly
Dog Story by Oliver Ellsworth Wood, a blithe bird
story by Frank Beew, and many other stories.
including chapters Of Juan and Juanita by Fran
ees Courtenay Baylor, and Of Jennys Boarding
House by James. Otis. Ella WI eeler Wilcox and
John Vance Cheney contribute poems. Palmer
Cox has another study Of Brownies; and tucked
u here and there : even more than the usual
The Culver for March opens with very anus
ing as well as clever paper, entitled. Why do Peo-
pie Wish to be Rich? The second and conclud-
ing paper on Charles Wesley IN MarylebOne, Is
given, accompanied by an admirable portrait Of
this eminent divine. Dean Stanley and Dean
Bisexesley are the subjects Of this months pa
per on some Great Biblica, Scholars. There las~
sensible article on Wholesome Recreayoved
we E haEye "9nen 0nr aI ana Girls Of tbarg RupwrG e.
IpEomses for This Life PlumptraIi,9esees I9e
ana na'xle wsi Win The stg the setjer, besides
our Rurden 81 II short sss'ffes poems and mu-
are the -Sssfhsually fuii department Of Short Ar
Faltl~
Rnone the features which contribute to the in
riduaIty OF the March Century are, nrsto all.
complete short story by Mr.. Cable, entitled
ande Pointe being the second OF his stories OF
Aoadian country OF Louisiana. Mr.. Stock
as Hundredth Man reaches Its ffth part.
cond feature Of a popular character Is an artl-
on Composite Photography, by Prof John T.
Oddard Of, Smith College, accompanied BY eight
amples Of this werdly fascinating art. Anoth-
feature Of the sort which gives individuality TO
e Century is The Coinage Of the Greeks, by Mr.
. j. stman, the .art-eritlc and eonnelsseur In
ins. On the art side, also the number contains
e third Of Mr.. Brownell's notes ON French Sculp-
RS, accompanied by four fuIlpage reproductions,
wing one example each OF the work Of Barrias,
eplanche, Ne feuvre and Fremlet. the aim OF
rs series bsing to represent the best achieve
ents Of contemporary French sculpture. There
also an introductory paper TO series on The
athedral Churches of England, by Mrs. NJ q.
an Rensselaer,. Another topic which does not
eem out of place in Nhe CeueIry Is that OF Faith
Iealing and kindred Phenomena. which II the
nbieet of a second paler by the Rev. DIR. J. NJ
iuckleo, who has maze special study OF the
opic, his first paper having appeared In June Of
ast wear. The Lincoln history enters upona
ew stage OF the life OF Is subject, the FIRST period
4 his intellectual development including the nrst
Orty years Of his life and ending with his term in
congress, now having been considered. The sec
md period Of about ten years, concluding with
lis speechmaSing In Dew York and New Eng
epic for the present mnth Is The Movement for
Slavery Extension. f0 the present moth, instead
Of battle paper, we have from Mr.. Charles Y.
;lerk In q e War Depart
ment-his recOllection Of Secretary stanton,
which give well rOunied presentation OF one OF
the most striking indvdualitles OF the war.
The March uumber Of Godey's Lady's Book
opens with an attractive story by Harriet Pres
cott spoaord, one Of ths best fiction writer's In
America. The Maueveer Money Is fully equal
10 her very best efoEs, and the readers Of
codev,s have n treat u store for them. Jenny
ivne gives another Il aer bright society letters,
S,v-ina elimpses II dnfgs In New YORK society nvs
5ubllshed In any Othe magazine Inc nas 49,
Ter Is an authority upon dssniohs, ,lisa and il
plate Illustration Is ntted lhe fronilso, s,sessiY sn
well engraved from 81 original subject ~P'e''
for this magazine.